Placing The Specimen; Pouring Resin Over The Specimen; Placing Two Specimens - struers LaboPress-1 Gebrauchsanweisung

Placing the Specimen

Pouring Resin over the Specimen

Placing Two Specimens

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LaboPress-1
Instruction Manual
Press and hold RAM UP
limit. NOTE: The ram has reached its upper limit when the
force needle rises sharply.
Apply "Mould Release Agent" to the surface of the lower ram.
Place the specimen on the ram. The specimen must be clean,
dry and free from grease. The distance between the specimen
and the cylinder wall must be minimum 3 mm to avoid cracks
in the resin.
Press and hold RAM DOWN
limit. NOTE: The ram has reached its lower limit when the
force needle falls to zero.
Pour a suitable amount of resin into the cylinder by means of
the enclosed funnel.
Always make sure there is sufficient resin to cover the
sample after compression. Please note that the volume of the
resin reduces when the granulate becomes compressed. If
insufficient resin is used, the rams may come in contact with
the sample, and the cylinder may be damaged.
The "Mould Release Agent" must always be applied to the mounting rams
as a thin layer to prevent the resins sticking to the surface. By means of
Struers AntiStick a thin layer of stearate powder can easily be
Follow the instructions in Placing the Specimen.
Apply "Mould Release Agent" to all surfaces of the
intermediate ram.
Place the intermediate ram (available separately) on top of
the resin.
Place the second specimen on the intermediate ram and fill
the cylinder with an adequate quantity of resin.
Again, make sure you use adequate resin!
O
to raise the lower ram to its upper
N
to lower the ram to its lower
IMPORTANT
dabbed on the rams.